Oyo Govt denies teacher was beaten to de.ath

The Oyo State Ministry of Education and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) chapter, have cleared the air on the alleged beating of a teacher to de.ath in Ogbomoso by students, describing the viral news story as fake and a complete misrepresentation of facts

Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olusegun Olayiwola; Oyo NUT Chairman, Comrade Raji Oladimeji and the Principal of Soun High School, Ogbomoso, Mr Ajayi Adeyinka, who spoke separately on Monday, gave detailed accounts of the incident.

The trio noted that the claim that the deceased teacher, Mr Adegoke Abiodun, was beaten to de.ath by some students is false and unfounded, stating that the incident in which he caught four students gambling within school premises happened on May 28, 2025 while the teacher d!ed on November 4, 2025.

The Oyo State Government and the Education family in Oyo State commiserated with the family of the deceased, praying for the repose of his soul, while also warning members of the public to be wary of fake news.

Olayiwola, while speaking after a stakeholders’ meeting of the education family in the state, at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s Conference Room, said the Ministry’s investigations from the school showed that the deceased was not beaten by the students.

He said that though it was true that the late Mr Adegoke caught four students gambling in school, he was not beaten by the students, but that he dislocated an arm while trying to beat one of the culprits.

He added the teacher made efforts to treat the dislocated arm through local bone therapist and a private hospital but it was later discovered that he had bone marrow cancer and that it was already at Stage 4.

He warned reporters and residents of the state to be wary of fake news, stating that the public needs to exercise caution with regards to unverified information.

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